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The binding is good on the Hardback book so far.
The printing quailty varies from very good to average.
I kind of looks slightly blurry at times and occasionally the print looks like it slid a bit on print.
I gave it a 3, mainly because of the print quailty.
For me, I'm mainly using "OSE Old school essentials" and got this more as a reference book with that. As "The Rules Cyclodepia" covers much higher levels and OSE is Basic DnD Cleaned up.
The book is pretty cheap though (especially comparing buying an original print edition of the book, which is crazy expensive) , so whilst the print of text is a bit dodgy at times, it was worth it for me given how I'm using it.
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The Rules Cyclopedia is a fantastic book that easily deserves five stars on it's own really, but the quality of the printed version is underwhelming to say the least. The text is fuzzy and while not unreadable it is definitely a pain to read for longer periods. I do not regret my purchase of the hardcover version but it's a shame.
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all the rules i ever wanted in one neat package. well made easy to read i am very pleased
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Very impressed by my print-on-demand copy. Sturdy hardcover, bound perfectly, crisp pages with easy to red print. Hearty tomb that would cost $50+ at a bookstore
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Warning: the PDF version of the Rules Cyclopedia is very low resolution (blurry). They give you two pdfs on dtrpg: One is very low resolution (160mb), and the other is VERRRY low resolution (95mb). It seems the POD hardcopy version of this book uses a much higher resolution scan; I really wish they would make that one available as a pdf because clearly they have it for the POD. I’m currently looking to buy a used POD on eBay because I’m sick of trying to read this blurry mess on my iPad.
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The idea here is so cool: a physical copy of one classic that is really expensive in the second-hand market.
BUT what you have for you money is a poor scan printed. Words can be read, but are a bit blurry. The pages show were the scan end and the white paper continues.
Of course, is a cheap way to obtain a copy of this book, but a poor one.
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I cannot say enough good things about this book. It is my favorite book in my entire Dungeons & Dragons collection and I even bought two copies just in case I ever misplace the original.
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I received my copy from the UK some days ago. The print quality is close to perfect, with none of the blurriness mentioned in an earlier review. If you check the print with a magnifying glass, you'll see tiny artifacts - that's all. Another review mentioned that there's no page numbers, but those are found in the decorative border on the bottom of each page. I opted for the hardcover POD, and the book feels sturdy. I struck off a star from the rating, as it arrived with slightly dinged corners.
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The book arrived well packed in good time from the printers in the UK.
The text is very crisp and at perfect right angles to the page , and the two page maps line up exactly.
The hardcover is a high grade cardboard and full color that matches the original edition exactly.
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Book is crisp, clean, no blurring and nothing missing. An absolute must for any D&D enthusiast.
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The content is good, its BECMI D&D all-in-one print.
The print quality however is.... not so good.
The print is blurry but still legible, looks like WotC has a bad scan of the original.
This makes it okay for reference, but if you plan to read this cover-to-cover to learn the system... prepare your headache meds.
It's like reading from armslength with someone else's glasses.
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It's a good book with quite a bit of useful information. There is a table of contents but for some reason no page numbers.
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It is glue bound not stitch bound meaning it will fall apart faster than the original. The text is a bit blurry but still readable. All in all, not bad but certainly not good.
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If you're struggling to buy all the first 4 BECMI box sets in a hard copy, or are stil waiting for the PoDs, then this is what you need. It has a ton of information and alternative rules, such as Demi Humans leveling up to 36th level. I really enjoyed reading the book even though a few of the rules are just cumbersome. If there is one negative point for me, it's that the BECMI box sets had much better art. Overall, I highly recommend it.
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A little thicker than my original copy , and smooth covers rather than the canvas like textured ones of original but a very good reprint none the less. All the text and images are on point with no shadows or ghosting , for anyone after blast from their past its great , for anyone wanting to run a 90s centric basic campaign its a must have .
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